Saint Laurent

L’Apollonide

Feature Film – Trailer

Saint Laurent

Feature Film – Teaser

L’Apollonide

Feature Film – Teaser

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CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIAN, HE STARTED WORKING WITH MANY ARTISTS LIKE FRANCOISE HARDY AND DANIEL DARC, BEFORE DEVOTING MORE TO THE CINEMA.

HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM, SOMETHING ORGANIC (1998), PRESENTED AT THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, IMMEDIATELY PLACES HIM IN THE NEW GENERATION OF EUROPEAN FILMMAKERS. HIS SECOND FEATURE FIL THE PORNOGRAPHER, WITH JEAN-PIERRE LÉAUD, WAS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ WEEK AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2001. IN 2005, HE PRESENTS, IN OFFICIAL SELECTION IN CANNES, THE SHORT FILM, CINDY, THE DOLL IS MINE. ASIA ARGENTO PLAYS A CHARACTER INSPIRED BY THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER CINDY SHERMAN. IN 2011, THE MOVIE THE APPOLLONID: MEMORIES OF THE BROTHEL IS RELEASED. IT IS ACCLAIMED BY THE PRESS AND COMPETES AT THE 2011 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.

AFTER THE SUCCESS OF L’APOLLONIDE, BONELLO IS COMMISSIONED TO MAKE A BIOGRAPHICAL FILM ABOUT YVES SAINT LAURENT. SAINT LAURENT IS RELEASED IN 2014, WITH GASPARD ULLIEL IN THE TITLE ROLE. BERTRAND BONELLO WANTED TO SHOW WHAT “IT COST THE COUTURIER TO BE YVES SAINT LAURENT EVERY DAY”, BETWEEN CREATION, DEPRESSION AND SETBACKS OF PERSONAL LIFE. THE FILM IS SELECTED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND TO REPRESENT FRANCE AT THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AT THE OSCARS IN 2015. THE FILM HAS A TOTAL OF 10 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 CÉSAR, INCLUDING BEST FILM AND BEST DIRECTOR.